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The Test My PC Security Web site launched by Comodo is aiming to become the largest collection of computer security tests anywhere. These tests include a combination of widely available firewall leak and Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) tests in addition to proprietary firewall tests from Comodo.
Dan from Dan's Data has the latest round of letters available on his site. In this edition: PC power consumption, partial archives, driverless laptops, and fancy names for Realtek chips.
Chris noticed that Sony have reversed a plan to charge $50 for removing all of the pre-installed applications (AKA bloatware) from its TZ-series notebooks. Fresh Start will now be a no-cost option on Sony's slick subnotebooks, but only for those who opt for Windows Vista Business Edition, a $100 upgrade.
Also from Chris is this Damn Interesting article on the US Army's testing of the VX nerve agent. The plane's mission was simple: using a specially rigged delivery system, it was to fly to a specific set of coordinates and spray its payload over a remote section of the Utah desert.
ExtremeMhz looked at the latest version of the GPS navigation suite for Windows Mobile smartphones and PocketPCs, CoPilot Live 7. Featuring a whole new "touch-friendly" interface and a number of other excellent features, this is one of the best options for anyone with a Windows Mobile Phone.
Sun Microsystems will be exploring the "high-risk idea of replacing the wires between computer chips with laser beams." The Sun researchers refer to their new system as a "macrochip." They said that the technology would make it possible for computer architects to completely rethink the organization of circuitry on a computer.
The CEO of Queensland's Buzz Broadband has labeled the WiMAX technology a "disaster" that had "failed miserably." In an astonishing tirade to an international WiMAX conference audience in Bangkok yesterday afternoon, CEO Garth Freeman slammed the technology, saying its non-line of sight performance was "non-existent" beyond just 2 kilometres from the base station, indoor performance decayed at just 400m and that latency rates reached as high as 1000 milliseconds.
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